help me beat a dead horse

bethievt
Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:01:51 +0000

My son applied to both and was accepted by both, as well as 8 other schools. We visited both schools before and after acceptance. My son chose Grinnell and, since he had a great 4 years there, I’m biased too. I think the low 4-year graduation rate at Reed is a reason for possible concern. Another concern my son had was the low percentage of students studying abroad at Reed, about 25%, with Grinnell about twice that, I think. Grinnell makes a big effort to attract international students and students of color. The student body is really quite diverse. Other than temperatures in the winter, Grinnell felt “warmer” to all 3 of us (H and I visited too).